Stripping head, more engine questions :)

[Piggy]

go steady with pliers...the valve guides are quite soft, I have damaged one in past being too hasty

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And I wana come to your engineering firm...my local charged me over a £100 for a skim n test

Depending which side of the Cotswolds you're on, give Gardias Engine Services in Witney a shout - that's who has done all my engine machining work for years now. They do an excellent job and they're reasonably priced - from memory a skim is about £35 for example.

thats the firm I used!!!...it was near whitney anyway, two old blokes ina well kitted two storey workshop on a little trading estate